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National Siblings Day: Siblings Matter
Join us for a live webinar. The Office of Clients’ Rights Advocacy is celebrating National Siblings Day! The relationship between brothers and sisters is special. We are excited to talk about how disability affects the relationship between siblings.
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“It Feels Like a Juvenile Hall to Me” - A Snapshot of Conditions in the Warren E. Thornton Youth Center
Disability Rights California (DRC) recently learned through media reports that Sacramento County is housing foster youth at the Warren E. Thornton Youth Center (“WET Center”), an unlicensed juvenile facility formerly operated by Sacramento County Probation. In response, DRC’s Investigations Unit opened an investigation into the facility and conducted an unannounced site inspection on April 17, 2023.
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Disability Rights California Opposes Proposition 1
Proposition 1 is the culmination of the Governor’s massive effort over the last two years to remake mental health services in California. The disturbing consequences will be more people subjected to involuntary detention and treatment without any evidence to support this approach. The Governor’s policies are aimed at people who are unhoused, but his solutions provide no housing guarantees.
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Disability Rights California Gala 2024 - Sold Out
Disability Rights California Second Annual Gala 2.28.24 Tickets for this Event are Sold Out Disability Rights California is excited to host our second annual gala celebrating th
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Policing Veterans: An Analysis of Veterans Affairs Police Department Incidents - Technical Appendix
The Veterans Affairs Police Department (VAPD) of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is one of the ten largest federal administrative law enforcement agencies in the country.
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Disability Rights California Gala 2024 Program
Welcome to the Disability Rights California Gala, The Art of Disability Justice! We’re thrilled to have you join our annual gathering of disability leaders, policy leaders, social justice leaders, and representatives of our state government. DRC works for a world where all disabled people have power and are treated with dignity and respect. In this world, people with disabilities are supported, valued, included in their communities, afforded the same opportunities as people without disabilities, and make their own decisions.
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Disability Rights California Awards California Mandela Campaign with California Leadership Award
Disability Rights California is proud to present the California Leadership Award to the California Mandela Campaign at our upcoming gala. Ahead of the event on February 28, we wanted to share about the campaign and their inspiring advocacy work.
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Sponsored Legislation Archive
Legislation State Budget 2023 Legislation Affecting Persons with Disabilities Public Policy Principles Public Policy Archive $(document).ready(function() { $(".drc-sidebar-subnav-toggle").click(function() { $(".sidebar-nav").toggleClass("mobile-show-1"); $(".sidebar-nav-close-icon").toggle(); $(".sidebar-nav-expand-icon").toggle(); }); }); Public Policy Sponsored Legislation State Budget Position Letters on State & Federal Bills 2023 Legislation Affecting Persons with Disabilities Public Policy Principles Public Policy Archive Public Policy Archive Archived bill and budget advocacy material for the prior year. Sponsored Legislation Archive 2019 - 2020 2021 - 2022
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Barragán, Disability Rights California Statement on California’s Expansion of Capacity in Home & Community Based Alternatives Waiver
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Yesterday, Congresswoman Nanette Barragán (CA-44), and Andrew J.
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New Mental Health Laws in California: Grave Disability and CARE Court
This webinar will provide an overview of two new mental health laws in California: SB 43 (Grave Disability) and CARE Court. We will share plain-language explanations of how each of these new laws can lead to involuntary commitment for Californians with mental health disabilities and what an individual’s rights are when interacting with these new laws.
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